1981-1982
Senate Document #22
APC Document #20
Department of Political Science - New Courses/Deletions
The following changes are proposed in the Political Science course
offerings. The appropriate page number in the catalog is
referenced.
p. 128 [4mDelete[0m [4mPS 265 Comparative Politics[0m
[4mChange[0m The Politics of The Third World from PS 103
to PS 266.
[4mRationale[0m: The Department believes that these introductory
courses takes the major too long to get off the ground. It
also thinks that the Third World course would make a more
appropriate introduction to comparative politics for the
beginning student.
p. 129 [4mDelete[0m [4mPS 388 International Management[0m
[4mAdd[0m: PS 347 Contemporary Political Ideologies
A comparison of the major ideological movements that have
influenced domestic and world politics, among them: The
various shades of communism and socialism, fascism,
liberalism, and anarchism.
Dr. Rainey's teaching interests have shifted from
international organizations to political ideologies. PS
388 has not been offered for the past three years.
p. 129 [4mDelete[0m [4mPS 444 Contemporary Empirical Political[0m
[4mThought[0m
[4mAdd[0m: PS 323 Mass Media and Politics
A study of the influences of the media on government, on
public opinion and on voters; an examination of the extent
of political effort to use, or manipulate, the media.
Dr. Scism has offered "Mass Media and Politics" before his
leave of absence this year. The interest in this course
has been strong. The department wishes to drop PS 444 to
make a way to add this course.
p. 128 - 129
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 242 American Political Thought[0m (3)
A historical examination of the ideas which have influenced
and shaped American institutions and the political process
from the Puritans to contemporary theorists.
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 327 Constitutional Law[0m (3)
An analysis of the major issues of contemporary
constitutional law using case studies. An overview of
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context for these issues and role of the Supreme Court
serves as the context for these issues.
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 328 The Judicial Process[0m (3)
An examination of the American judicial process including
the roles of the police, attorneys, judges, and juries and
the issues raised by such topics as plea bargaining,
sentencing options, capital punishment, and crimes without
victims.
[4mRationale[0m: Dr. Alfred Canon, who holds faculty rank in
Political Science will teach these courses. One will be
offered each semester. Thus within a two-year span, all
three will be taught by Dr. Canon. The interest in law
careers among our students continues to abound. Political
Science, as a discipline, supplies more law school
admissions than any other discipline.
P. 128 - 129
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 200 Research Methods[0m (3)
The study of the basic structure of and some of the tools
for political inquiry; objectivity in political research;
and the relation of values to both theory development and
research strategies. Prerequisites: Statistics 125.
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 350 Modern Political Economy[0m (3)
An examination of the relationships between electoral
politics and macro economic policy making in industrialized
western democracies and with special emphasis on the United
States. Prerequisites: Economics 201 or Political Science
100.
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPS 324 The Politics of Higher Education in the [0m
[4mUnited States[0m (3)
An examination of external political decisions on the
evolution of higher education, of the relationship between
internal politics and educational objectives in American
colleges and universities, and of the impact of an
educational elite.
p. 128 - 129
[4mAdd[0m: [4mPolitical Science 351 Public Choice[0m (3)
An introduction to topics that have a common theoretical
basis in mathematics, probability, and statistics, but
which have different practical applications in politics
and the market, such as social welfare functions,
coalition theory, and voting power. Prerequisites:
Statistics 125, and either Economics 201 or Political
Science 100.
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[4mRationale[0m: These courses will be taught by Dr. Hoyer over
a two year period. His training and research in Political
Science, Economics and Educational Administration is the
source of these teaching interests.